Bernie is trying to spin a 4 point win in Indiana-where the demographics again favored him-as proof the race isn't over. Uh, yes it is.
As Jamil Smith put it last night: Bernie won Indiana, and Hillary is going to be the nominee. Good night everybody.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/05/bernie-sanders-won-indiana-hillary.html
Yet Bernie is engaging in some fantastical talk again.
"Sen. Bernie Sanders, fresh off a surprise victory in the Indiana primary, is confident that he is only helping the Democratic Party by remaining in the race against Hillary Clinton."
“The Clinton campaign thinks this is over. They’re wrong,” Sanders told the Associated Press.
“We are bringing literally millions of people into the political process,” Sanders said of his campaign. He argued that, by remaining in the race, he is energizing the Democratic Party in a way that will increase voter turnout in the general election. High turnout, he said, will be crucial for Democratic victory.
“I am going to do everything that I can to make sure that in November we have a very high voter turnout,” Sanders said.
"The pressure on Sanders to bow out is expected to increase now that Trump is the presumptive nominee on the Republican side and Democrats are eager to turn their attention to the general election."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/bernie-says-he-helps-dems-by-staying-in-222773#ixzz47gp4Xc6x
Bernie, you have lost this nomination. You say you're bringing all these people into the process. But we already had a lot of people in the process-it's called the Obama Coalition and they are behind Hillary now. The OC was not just for Obama as it turns out.
As for losing the Berners, I've been consistent in my belief that we don't need them. Note not all Bernie Sanders voters are Berners. But we have the OC and beyond that there are a lot of Republicans who are going to either:
1. Vote for Hillary Clinton
As Jamil Smith put it last night: Bernie won Indiana, and Hillary is going to be the nominee. Good night everybody.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/05/bernie-sanders-won-indiana-hillary.html
Yet Bernie is engaging in some fantastical talk again.
"Sen. Bernie Sanders, fresh off a surprise victory in the Indiana primary, is confident that he is only helping the Democratic Party by remaining in the race against Hillary Clinton."
“The Clinton campaign thinks this is over. They’re wrong,” Sanders told the Associated Press.
“We are bringing literally millions of people into the political process,” Sanders said of his campaign. He argued that, by remaining in the race, he is energizing the Democratic Party in a way that will increase voter turnout in the general election. High turnout, he said, will be crucial for Democratic victory.
“I am going to do everything that I can to make sure that in November we have a very high voter turnout,” Sanders said.
"The pressure on Sanders to bow out is expected to increase now that Trump is the presumptive nominee on the Republican side and Democrats are eager to turn their attention to the general election."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/bernie-says-he-helps-dems-by-staying-in-222773#ixzz47gp4Xc6x
Bernie, you have lost this nomination. You say you're bringing all these people into the process. But we already had a lot of people in the process-it's called the Obama Coalition and they are behind Hillary now. The OC was not just for Obama as it turns out.
As for losing the Berners, I've been consistent in my belief that we don't need them. Note not all Bernie Sanders voters are Berners. But we have the OC and beyond that there are a lot of Republicans who are going to either:
1. Vote for Hillary Clinton
2. Or stay home.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/republicans-clinton-trump-indiana-222778?lo=ap_a1
At this point, Hillary has proven herself the choice of the Democratic party.
Trump's recent jibe that Hillary would be at 5 percent if she weren't a woman is the exact opposite of the truth.
Throughout her time in public life Hillary has always had to do not less but more to show her political legitimacy. First of all, she would have been President in 1992 if she had been the male, and Bill the female.
In 1998, the American people finally decided they liked Hillary Clinton and her approval rating suddenly was very positive. We hear a lot about how bad her favorables are now but throughout her career there have been many ebbs and flows.
But even though it was a good thing her numbers were so positive in 1998, basically the American people were better disposed to her because she was in the more traditional female role of the wife of a powerful man being publicly humiliated. In 1992 she had defiantly declared she's no Tammy Wynette.
Like so much she has said and done she was absolutely savaged for it. But in 1998 she looked very much like Wynette and was standing by her man. Now that she was humbled, Americans liked her better.
When she ran for Senate in NY and then President in 2008, she again and again accused of just riding her husband's coattails. This catty complaint always missed the reality that had she been the man and Bill the woman she would have been President first.
So being a woman was not an advantage but the reverse. In 2008 there was the start of the debate: who is more socially disadvantaged: a black man or a white women.
Many took it as axiomatic that a black man clearly is. I was never so sure. At least I had good company. Shirley Chrisholm always said that when she was in Congress she was discriminated against more as a woman than as a black person.
Maybe this is why she never abandoned Hillary for Obama in 2008.
Obama to his great credit, concedes that he was advantaged by the sexist treatment of Hillary Clinton in 2008. For him to see this as her opponent shows how classy he really is.
Now in the 2016 primary, look at the hoops she has had to go through. She had to testify 11 hours before the GOP Benghazi Committee.
While she won all the Southern states by the same huge margins-in some case even 'huger''-Bernie's team has tried to dismiss this. They kept moving the goal posts. First only Northern states count. Or blue states. They claimed if he won in NY he is the legitimate nominee despite that Obama lost it in 2008.
In 2008, Obama lost Ohio, Florida, Texas, Arizona, NY, Pennsylvania, and California to Hillary, many by landslide margins. No one extrapolated that this means she was the real nominee because she won more important states than South Carolina-the Berners call SC Guam. No wonder they lost.
Now Bernie says that despite losing the South by huge margins and landslide losses in all those states Hillary actually won in 2008, he is the legitimate nominee if he were to win California by 2 points. The new Bernie line is that the last states matter more than the first-but NH went second and he won that by 22.
Bernie continues to question her legitimacy despite her dominating victories. He expects to be graded on a curve. A 2 point Cali win would Trump-pun intended-all her landslide wins in these above states.
Bernie Sanders needs to get it. He has had every chance to make his case. The Democratic voters have listened. They've decided they're just not that into him. He also has been mathematically eliminated.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/math-says-bernie-sanders-is-finished-222775?lo=ap_d2
With the GOP now unifying behind Trump, it's time for Bernie to drop out. He'll likely insist on going through to June. In that case he should stop with the hyper negative attacks. Why do Donald Trump's job for him?
Anyway, while Bernie and John Kasich can't take a hint, Democrats are going to turn their attention to Donald Trump. My writing about Bernie relative to Trump has already been dropping the last week, and now this will only accelerate.
This is the contest we've all been waiting for. Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton. Yes, Nate Cohn, America is actually going to do this.
https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/727658688756977665
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/republicans-clinton-trump-indiana-222778?lo=ap_a1
At this point, Hillary has proven herself the choice of the Democratic party.
Trump's recent jibe that Hillary would be at 5 percent if she weren't a woman is the exact opposite of the truth.
Throughout her time in public life Hillary has always had to do not less but more to show her political legitimacy. First of all, she would have been President in 1992 if she had been the male, and Bill the female.
In 1998, the American people finally decided they liked Hillary Clinton and her approval rating suddenly was very positive. We hear a lot about how bad her favorables are now but throughout her career there have been many ebbs and flows.
But even though it was a good thing her numbers were so positive in 1998, basically the American people were better disposed to her because she was in the more traditional female role of the wife of a powerful man being publicly humiliated. In 1992 she had defiantly declared she's no Tammy Wynette.
Like so much she has said and done she was absolutely savaged for it. But in 1998 she looked very much like Wynette and was standing by her man. Now that she was humbled, Americans liked her better.
When she ran for Senate in NY and then President in 2008, she again and again accused of just riding her husband's coattails. This catty complaint always missed the reality that had she been the man and Bill the woman she would have been President first.
So being a woman was not an advantage but the reverse. In 2008 there was the start of the debate: who is more socially disadvantaged: a black man or a white women.
Many took it as axiomatic that a black man clearly is. I was never so sure. At least I had good company. Shirley Chrisholm always said that when she was in Congress she was discriminated against more as a woman than as a black person.
Maybe this is why she never abandoned Hillary for Obama in 2008.
Obama to his great credit, concedes that he was advantaged by the sexist treatment of Hillary Clinton in 2008. For him to see this as her opponent shows how classy he really is.
Now in the 2016 primary, look at the hoops she has had to go through. She had to testify 11 hours before the GOP Benghazi Committee.
While she won all the Southern states by the same huge margins-in some case even 'huger''-Bernie's team has tried to dismiss this. They kept moving the goal posts. First only Northern states count. Or blue states. They claimed if he won in NY he is the legitimate nominee despite that Obama lost it in 2008.
In 2008, Obama lost Ohio, Florida, Texas, Arizona, NY, Pennsylvania, and California to Hillary, many by landslide margins. No one extrapolated that this means she was the real nominee because she won more important states than South Carolina-the Berners call SC Guam. No wonder they lost.
Now Bernie says that despite losing the South by huge margins and landslide losses in all those states Hillary actually won in 2008, he is the legitimate nominee if he were to win California by 2 points. The new Bernie line is that the last states matter more than the first-but NH went second and he won that by 22.
Bernie continues to question her legitimacy despite her dominating victories. He expects to be graded on a curve. A 2 point Cali win would Trump-pun intended-all her landslide wins in these above states.
Bernie Sanders needs to get it. He has had every chance to make his case. The Democratic voters have listened. They've decided they're just not that into him. He also has been mathematically eliminated.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/math-says-bernie-sanders-is-finished-222775?lo=ap_d2
With the GOP now unifying behind Trump, it's time for Bernie to drop out. He'll likely insist on going through to June. In that case he should stop with the hyper negative attacks. Why do Donald Trump's job for him?
Anyway, while Bernie and John Kasich can't take a hint, Democrats are going to turn their attention to Donald Trump. My writing about Bernie relative to Trump has already been dropping the last week, and now this will only accelerate.
This is the contest we've all been waiting for. Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton. Yes, Nate Cohn, America is actually going to do this.
https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/727658688756977665
BTW, Maher, two weeks ago, did a "25 things you didn't know about me" send up of Ted Cruz (an US Weekly column which focuses on celebrities), but last Friday they did one for Bernie Sanders. Two of the funnier ones I remember from the list (written as if Bernie himself was telling us these 25 things):
ReplyDelete1. Che Guevara had a picture of ME on his T-shirts
2. I comb my hair with a balloon.
REALLY? It's Bernie or Trump, READ EM' AND WEEP
ReplyDeleteRead what? You Berners make no sense.
ReplyDeleteBy the way-nice job in Nevada. How do you get less votes and claim you were robbed?